Sea-safe and supply boat.



APPLICATION FILED 1133.24, 1913.

Patented June 24, 1913.

Inventor Attorneys APPLICATION FILED 113.24, 1913.

Patented June 24, 1913.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

nvencor Attorneys BENJAMIN S. SPA'ULDING, OF ARCATA, CALIFORNIA.

SEA-SAFE AND SUPPLY BOAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 24, 1913.

Application filed February 24, 1913. Serial No. 750,391.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN S. SPAUL- DING,a citizen of the United States, residing at Arcata, in the county ofHumboldt and State of California, have invented a new and usefulSea-Safe and Supply Boat, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a life boatadapted to be carried upon the deck of a vessel, or elsewhere, theconstruction being such that when the vessel sinks, the lifeboat willfloat away, although the life boat may be lowered over the rail from thedavits in the usual manner.

One object of the present invention is to provide a life boat having anovel arrangement of storage compartments, access to which may be hadreadily.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for housing.the anchor and for weighing and casting the anchor.

It is within the scope of the invention to provide novel means whereby asupply of potable water may be secured.

The invention aims, further, to improve generally and to. increase theutility of, devices of that type to which the present inventionappertains.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention can be made within the scope of what is claimedwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing :Figure 1 shows the invention in side elevation; Fig. 2is a top plan; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section; and Fig. 4 is atransverse section taken through the cockpit, parts appearing inelevation.

In carrying out the invention there is provided a hull 1 which may be ofany form, the hull 1 being fashioned from any chosen material, or fromany combination of materials known in the ship builders art. Since theboat herein disclosed is adapted to be placed upon the deck of a vessel,the hull 1 is preferably although not necessarily some what abrupt inthe bilge as indicated at 2. The decks are indicated at 3, and the cockpit is shown at 4, the cock pit in the present instance being locatedamidships. The cock pit 4 is surrounded by an upstanding coaming 5carrying rowlocks 6.

The boat herein disclosed is provided with midship bulk heads 7 and withforward and after bulk heads 8, the spaces existing between the forwardand after bulk heads and the stem and the stern constituting primarystorage compartments 9, the space existing between the forward and afterbulk heads 8 and the midship bulk heads 7 constituting secondary storagecompartments 10. Access from the deck to the primary storagecompartments 9 is provided through the medium of hatches 11, accessbeing had to the secondary storage compartments through the medium ofhatches'l2 located, preferably, close to the cockpit 4. The secondarycompartments 10 are equipped with portholes 14 controlled by closures15. In the midship bulk heads 7 there are openings, establishingcommunication between the cockpit 4 and the secondary compartments 10,these openings being controlled by closures 16. Ringbolts 17 extenddownwardly through the decks 3 to the keelson 18 the ringbolts l7constituting means whereby the boat may be suspended from the davits.Other ringbolts 19 are located on the decks 3 adjacent the sides ofthe'boat, the ringbolts 19 being adapted to receive a safety line, lifepreservers, or any other common and well known adjuncts.

A means is provided for housing in the cockpit 4, and this meanspreferably comprises sets of arched frames 20, pivoted as indicated at21 to the decks 3 along side of the cockpit 4, the frames 20 being ofdifferent lengths, and being adapted to drop down upon the decks 3,beyond the ends of the cockpit 4. The pairs of frames 20 support covers22 which may be fashioned from canvas or the like, adjacent edges of thecovers 22 being secured together by lacings 23 or in any other desiredmanner, the covers 22 surrounding the coaming 5. hen the boat hereindisclosed is mounted upon the deck of the vessel, the frames 20 may beswung down upon the decks 3, and the entire structure may be covered bya tan paulin (not shown) the same being. secured to the ringbolts 19.

Located upon the bottom of the hull 1 and in the cockpit 4 is a tank 24.A well 25 extends upwardly through the bottom of the boat and throughthe tank 24, the well25 at its lower end being provided with a flange25, engaged and held in place by the adjacent ends of keels 27, theadjacent ends oi the keels 27 being spaced apart as indicated at 28. Inorder that the tank 2% may be filled. readily, a tube 29 is provided,the same being equipped at its upper end with a closure 30. The tube 29and the well extend through the flooring 31 of the cockpit, the upperend of the tube 29 being located at su'l'licient height to prevent anymaterial upon the floor 31 from entering the tube. The floor 31 supportslockers located adjacent the midsaip bulk heads 7, the lockers beingprovided with closures 33 which are adapted to serve as thwarts. In theside walls of the hull and in close relation to the floor 31 are locatedscuppers 34:, to the end that the cockpit l may be selfbailing.

An anchor 35 of any desired form is pro vided, the same being shown inthe present instance as of the mushroom type. The stem of the anchor 35lies in the well 25 and the head of the anchor lies between the adjacentends of the heels 2?. In order to weigh and cast the anchor 35 a cable,chain or other flexible element, indicated at 36, is connected with thestem of the anchor and extends upwardly out of the well The flexiblemember 36 is trained around a drum 3?, journaled for rotation upon aframe 38 supported by the floor 31. The drum 3? may be equipped with aremovable crank 3-9,

and a reverse rotation of the drum 3'? under the weight of: the anchor35 may be pre vented by pawl and ratch mechanism lO.

A pipe ll extends downwardly through the floor 31 into the tank 2% andconnected with the upper end of the pipe ll, is a pump 42 of any desiredsort.

Noting Fi gs. 3, 1 and 2, it will be observed that the vessel is shownbroken intermediate its ends.

v From the foregoing it will. be understood that the cock pit t may belocated relatively near to one end of the vessel, thereby positioningthe anchor 35 relatively near to the bow. As a consequence, when the'essel rides at anchor it will be prevented from sluing about and beprevented from lying broadside in the trough oi the sea.

The manner of handling and manipulating the boat herein disclosed willdepend largely upon the discipline maintained on the vessel whereon theboat is carried. Ordinarily, the boat will be fully provisioned at alltimes, supplies being carried in the compartments 10, or elsewhere. Thecom partments 9 are adapted to hold valuables which may be readilyplaced therein through the hatches 11, this operation taking place whilethe boat is upon the deck of the vessel, the construction being suchthat valuables the drum 3'? and the crank 39.

noeaaoo may be placed in the compartments 9 by certain passengers, whileother passengers are entering the cockpit 4, confusion in the loading ofthe life boat being thereby avoided. The compartments 10 may be loadedthrough the hatches 12. The compartments 10 may be used for sleepingpurposes, and under such circumstances, access may be had. thereto fromthe cockpit l, by removing the closures 16. A. supply of water may beplaced in the tank 24 through the tube 29, and the water may be removedfrom the tank, when desired, by operating the pump 41. When the boat isin a sea-way, the cock-pit 1 may be housed in by disposing the frames 20as shown in Fig. 3 and in Fi 1 but, when desired, the frames and thecovering 22 may be thrown back upon the decks 3, as shown in Fi 2. Theanchor may be manipulated through the medium of Although the anchor 35may be of any desired type, the mushroom shown is preferred, since,owing to this construction of the anchor, the same, when weighed, asshown in Fig. 3, will constitute a closure for the lower end of the well25, and will prevent water from shooting up into the cockpit 4 in aheavy sea.

The boat may be propelled in any desired manner, and it will beunderstood that any of the common and well known appliances adapted tothis end may be employed. lVhen the boat is propelled by oars, therowers occupy the thwarts 33, the cars being mounted in the rowlocks 6.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A. life boatcomprising a hull; inidship bulkheads extending transversely of the hulland defining a cockpit; a floor connecting the bulkheads; a tank locatedbelow the floor; a well extended through the floor and through the tankand constituting means for maintaining the tank in place; an anchorstowed in the well; and means in the cockpit for raising and loweringthe anchor.

2. A life boat comprising a hull provided. with a cockpit; a welllocated in the cockpit and provided with an outstanding flange; keelssecured to the hull and overlapping the flange to hold the well inplace; an anchor stowed in the well and provided with a head engagedbetween the ends of the keels; and means in the cockpit for raising andlowering the anchor.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atlixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses. BENJAMIN S. SPAULDING. lVitnesses N. H. FALK, 1. N. MINOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. U.

